Definitions
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- adjective idiomatic (
slang , usually of a woman, usually naked) lying down face up - adjective idiomatic (
slang ) (vulgar ) completely failed so as to become inactive - adjective idiomatic (
slang ) (vulgar ) dead
Etymologies
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Examples
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And it very nearly all went tits-up on the first day, you know?
Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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Why do people who ` do Martial Arts ` think it ` ll be any help when a pub erupts or footy match goes tits-up?
Devon & Cornwall « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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And here's the kicker: the honest, intelligent people who could afford their homes but lost their jobs because they worked for a small to medium business that went tits-up due to the ensuing financial meltdown?
Joe Peacock: Occupy Wall St. Thoughts, Day Two -- Preying On The Stupid And What This Is All About Joe Peacock 2011
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And it very nearly all went tits-up on the first day, you know?
Adventures of a Couch-Hopping Scribbler Part 1: Chicago or Bust Hal Duncan 2010
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Should the relationship with Sacha go tits-up, her only remaining romantic prospects are the dying pygmy date palm outside the ground floor cafeteria and cardiothoracic consultant Elliot Hope.
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And here's the kicker: the honest, intelligent people who could afford their homes but lost their jobs because they worked for a small to medium business that went tits-up due to the ensuing financial meltdown?
Joe Peacock: Occupy Wall St. Thoughts, Day Two -- Preying On The Stupid And What This Is All About Joe Peacock 2011
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ANd by the time the economy finally goes tits-up the other lot are in and can take the blame.
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Then it suddenly dropped, tits-up dead on my desk.
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ANd by the time the economy finally goes tits-up the other lot are in and can take the blame.
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Under socialism, the government has SOME interest in keeping the economy from going tits-up.
What's the most famous Barack Obama quote? Ann Althouse 2009
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